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HNoMS Norge

Coastal defence ship of the Eidsvold class

NavyThe Royal Norwegian Navy
TypeCoastal defence ship
ClassEidsvold 
Pennant 
Built byArmstrong Whitworth & Co., Ltd. (Elswick), Newcastle upon Tyne, England, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down 
Launched31 Mar, 1900 
Commissioned7 Feb, 1901 
Lost9 Apr, 1940 
Loss position
 
HistoryNorge (Capt. Per Askim) was torpedoed and sunk at Narvik during the German invasion of Norway by torpedoes from the German destroyer Z 11 / Bernd von Arnim. 101 of the crew went down with the ship, 90 survived, including the Commanding Officer. 

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